2021 Fall IRP Seminar Calendar

IRP Seminars will resume in person meetings this semester, unless otherwise noted. Connection information for virtual seminars will be sent out, in advance, to the IRP Seminar email list.

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

Katherine A. MagnusonThe Baby’s First Years Study: Findings from the First Year
Katherine Magnuson, Professor, Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work and Director, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin–Madison
12:15-1:30, 8417 William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building 

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Katherine MichelmoreWhat’s the Power of Certainty? Experimental Evidence on the Effective Design of Free Tuition Policies
Katherine Michelmore, Associate Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
12:15-1:30, 8417 William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building 

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Brielle BryanHousing Challenges Following Felony Conviction: Examining the Roles of Stigma and Discrimination
Brielle Bryan, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Rice University
12:15-1:30, 8417 William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building
Co-sponsored by UniverCity 

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Cynthia OsborneVirtual Seminar
A Roadmap for States to Build an Effective Prenatal-to-3 System of Care
Cynthia Osborne, Associate Dean for Academic Strategies, Director of the Child and Family Research Partnership and its national Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, University of Texas at Austin
12:15-1:30, Online Zoom Webinar
Recording of this seminar is available on the IRP YouTube Channel

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Amelie HechtLunchtime Seminar
Estimates of the Nutritional Impact of COVID-19 School Closures
Amelie Hecht, National Poverty Fellow, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), University of Wisconsin–Madison
12:00-1:15, 3470 William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Regina BakerVirtual Seminar
The Legacy of Slavery and the Impact of Family Structure on Black-White Inequality in Poverty
Regina Baker, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
12:15-1:30, Online Zoom Webinar
Recording of this seminar is available on the IRP YouTube Channel.

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Amy Castro BakerIncome Volatility, Well-Being, and Methodological Innovation: Stockton’s First Year Findings
Amy Castro Baker, Assistant Professor, School of Social Policy and Practice; Co-Founder and Director of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research, University of Pennsylvania
12:15-1:30, 8417 William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building
Co-sponsored by UniverCity 

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Marianne BitlerMothers as Insurance: Family Spillovers from Child Targeted Programs
Marianne Bitler, Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, Davis
12:15-1:30, 8417 William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building
Recording of this seminar is available on the IRP YouTube Channel.

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Chris RiddellVirtual Seminar
Welfare vs Work Under a Negative Income Tax: Evidence from the Gary, Seattle, Denver, and Manitoba Income Maintenance Experiments
Chris Riddell, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Waterloo
12:15-1:30, 8417 William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building
Co-sponsored by UniverCity
Recording of this seminar is available on the IRP YouTube Channel.

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Kelley FongInvestigating Families: Child Protective Services and Precarious Motherhood
Kelley Fong, Assistant Professor, School of History and Sociology, Georgia Institute of Technology
12:15-1:30, 8417 William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building 

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Fernanda CrossVirtual Seminar
Documentation Status Socialization Among Latinx Immigrant Parents
Fernanda Cross, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Michigan
12:15-1:30, Online Zoom Webinar
Recording of this seminar is available on the IRP YouTube Channel.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Stephanie CurentonVirtual Seminar
Equity Early: Exploring Issues of Race and Poverty During the Early Years
Stephanie Curenton, Associate Professor, Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston University
12:15-1:30, Online Zoom Webinar
Co-sponsored by UniverCity 

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Melody HarveyUnpacking the “Black Box” of Consumer Policies
Melody Harvey, Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison
12:15-1:30, 8417 William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building